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'''Magic''', sometimes known as '''sorcery''', is a [[concept]]ual system that asserts human ability to control or predict the [[nature|natural world]] (including events, objects, people, and physical [[phenomena]]) through [[Mysticism|mystical]], [[paranormal]] or [[supernatural]] means. The term can also refer to the practices employed by a person asserting this ability, and to [[belief]]s that explain various events and phenomena in such terms. In many [[culture]]s the concept of magic is under pressure from, and in competition with, scientific and religious conceptual systems. This is particularly the case in the Christian West and the Muslim Middle East where the practice of magic is generally regarded as blasphemous or forbidden by orthodox leadership.

'''Magic''', sometimes known as '''sorcery''', is a [[concept]]ual system that asserts human ability to control or predict the [[nature|natural world]] (including events, objects, people, and physical [[phenomena]]) through [[Mysticism|mystical]], [[paranormal]] or [[supernatural]] means. The term can also refer to the practices employed by a person asserting this ability, and to [[belief]]s that explain various events and phenomena in such terms. In many [[culture]]s the concept of magic is under pressure from, and in competition with, scientific and religious conceptual systems. This is particularly the case in the Christian West and the Muslim Middle East where the practice of magic is generally regarded as blasphemous or forbidden by orthodox leadership.